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OLLI AHVENLAHTI ~ THE POET LOVE 168 ~ FINLAND ~ Jazz Recorded just a year later (1976) after his debut album, this album continues where the previous one left off. Ahvenlahti wrote all the music and the beautiful arrangements. The trumpet player is now the Finn Markku JohanssonFind albums by this artist and the line up was extended to a nonet, including the master sax player Eero KoivistoinenFind albums by this artist, Bertil StrandbergFind albums by this artist on trombone and a couple of percussion players. This expanded line-up allows for more advanced brass arrangements and more soloing by the players. The mood is still very “cool”, with gorgeous melodies and pulsating rhythms. In years the album has become a classic and young Finnish jazz musicians studied it as a model for their own jazz development. Thirty years after it was recorded, this sound today every bit as fresh and inspiring as it was at the time of its release. A must!
